I have joined the Military and served my country in a time of war, I have married the most wonderful woman on the planet, I contributed to bringing a new life and son into the world, I have seen the beauty of Alaska, I have road on the tail gate of a Helicopter in flight, I've even done a few things I won't mention here, and just today..... I drove a van with a right-side driver seat...What else could I want

I said in the New Year resolutions thread "Shoot more, learn more, buy less". However, I AM going to buy a 5D Mark III this year. With my current saving rate I'll have it before summer.

I originally bought the 5D2 some time after the 5D3 was released, but after that I have so many times wanted my 5D2 and 7D to magically melt into a 5D3 to give me the best of both worlds. It hasn't happened yet After really diving deep into reviews and examining RAW files during the Holidays I am simply too impressed. I have to get one!

Also, if my only big purchase this year is a 5D3 it will still be much less money spent that my pretty crazy 2012

Just noticed that to install the Canon EOS utilities on my computer I need a new OS version, and for a new OS version I need both to buy it and more RAM... so no shots coming in my computer for some time unfortunately (of course I can just copy them from the SD card, but I can't read the RAW files)

What outdated OS do you have?! Win 2000? Try Ubuntu otherwise, it's much faster than Windows, and Ubuntu Studio is made for photographers and art people (there's Photoshop-esque software, RAW converters etc., all for free pre-installed).

Im not sure about MAC OS but i think the way to do it is to install the disk you got with your camera then go to the website and install DPP for the canon 5D or above. The software is backwards compatible with lower spec cameras so you get the added bonus's of the higher spec camera for your model.

I have the T2i (550d) and installed the software for the 5D and it works fine.

Trying to think of ways to make some extra money, fast. I'm travelling to Paris at the end of March and it'd be the perfect moment to pick up a Leica 28mm Elmarit at one of the three (!!) official Leica stores...